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Title: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 03, 2019, 07:57:13 PM
Not sure where the best place is to put this. I imagine if Brant is bored enough, he'll find a place. ;D

So what's the most coin you've dropped on a single game, and what was the game/where did you get it (e.g. Amazon, eBay, etc.)? Board game, I mean - I can't imagine e-games being in the same neighborhood though I know some have hefty price tags too, and I suppose they should therefore fair game for this thread.

For me, I'd have to say $125, for Gloomhaven. Includes taxes and shipping. Next closest would be Uboot The Boardgame...$90 US for that one.

That's about my limit though. I can't imagine spending more than that (well...yeah, I can IMAGINE it, but I can't actually DO it...)

Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Staggerwing on May 03, 2019, 08:20:28 PM
The most expensive game I've ever bought was Ogre Designer's Edition, though for the life of me I can't remember where I got it from or exactly how much it was. $125 maybe? Pretty sure it was a Kickstarter edition with the extra stuff shrink-wrapped to the outside but I didn't get it through the Kickstarter campaign itself, that much I recall.
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: trailrunner on May 03, 2019, 09:02:26 PM
Depends on how you define "a game."  The most I've spent on an ASL module is about $120.  The amount of money I've spent on the ASL "game" itself is a large, classified number.   :-[
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Barthheart on May 03, 2019, 09:46:42 PM
Just recently dropped $200 on expansions for DVG's Warfighter kickstarter expansions.... :doh:
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Martok on May 04, 2019, 02:14:03 AM
Twilight Imperium, 3rd Edition


IIRC, I dropped $90.00 for the base game, and another $40.00 for the expansion Shattered Empire (and that was on the cheap side). 
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: mirth on May 04, 2019, 07:53:36 AM
Not sure exactly how much, but I know it's never been more than $100 for a single game. Probably not more than $80.
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: bbmike on May 04, 2019, 08:02:22 AM
Not sure exactly how much, but I know it's never been more than $100 for a single game. Probably not more than $80.

And you call yourself a cardboard harlot. (http://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/shakehead.gif)
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: bbmike on May 04, 2019, 08:06:03 AM
The most I've spent on one game is $175.98US. It was for Absolute Victory by (no surprise) Compass Games.
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: mirth on May 04, 2019, 08:08:14 AM
Not sure exactly how much, but I know it's never been more than $100 for a single game. Probably not more than $80.

And you call yourself a cardboard harlot. (http://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/shakehead.gif)

I'm a cheap harlot.
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Staggerwing on May 04, 2019, 08:37:40 AM
So more cardstock than cardboard, eh?
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: trailrunner on May 04, 2019, 09:00:33 AM
I'm a cheap harlot.

Print-n-play
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: mirth on May 04, 2019, 09:06:23 AM
I'm a cheap harlot.

Print-n-play

Sales
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Sir Slash on May 04, 2019, 10:38:24 AM
Back in the Eighties, I found a neat little shop that sold all the great games I'd never heard of before. The most I spent there was $60 for Gulf Strike I believe but I could be mistaken. They also had ASL and all the add-ons.  :dreamer:   However, the most I EVER spent on a single game was B-17 Bomber for the Intellivision because while the game wasn't cheap, you also had to buy the Voice Modulator to hear the speech in the game-- something new and wonderful way back then, again in the 80's. Altogether it ran about $110 which I could only barely afford but was worth every penny. That's my  :nerd: cred.
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: Staggerwing on May 04, 2019, 10:43:44 AM
If we're adding video games then I'd have to mention eSim's Steel Beasts- the one with the d... d... d... dongle. $150-ish?

Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: bob48 on May 04, 2019, 10:59:11 AM
Argh!

Please sir, Stagger said the 'D' word.

I doubt I have ever spent more'n £60 on a game,
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 04, 2019, 11:44:15 AM
Sixty quid's a banger number, eh, wot? :)
Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: bob48 on May 04, 2019, 12:08:04 PM
..........speak English, boy!

Title: Re: What's The Most You've Spent on a Game?
Post by: chemkid on May 04, 2019, 12:11:09 PM
one game, right? not with expansions and sleeves and special storage and stuff, right? ok, most i ever spend on just ONE game was for matrix world in flames + the map pack incl. delivery (was lucky enough to escape customs, though...) - yeah ok, that's also an ad for my still available offer to send you the mappack for this awesome shit for just the postage!!

here ya'll go: https://www.armchairdragoons.com/forum/index.php?topic=466.msg9846#new

cheers! (...and, btw... i don't remember the actual cost, lucky me!!! please, don't remind me.)

edit: ok, i slept over this and it's not true! ...all stuff(mappack and shipping) excluded it wouldn't be the most expensive...  :P